Short Stories for Children ages 5 - 14
Sighing, David looked away. He didn’t have
any idea worked out and he didn’t want his sisters to know that.
That evening at dinner, David handed Dad their
ultimatum. Dad read it, and handed it to Mom. David saw a tear
well up in her eyes when she read it.
“Well, now, kids,” said Dad, “your mother and I
understand your feelings, and don’t want to get rid of Heidi either.
But there are some things in life that one cannot avoid, and this is one of
them. Right now we do not see anyway of handling Heidi in an
apartment. It wouldn’t be fair to her. She needs to have room to
run.”
“Your father’s right,” said Mom. “But we will
give it more thought, we promise.” She smiled warmly at the children.
The next week passed slowly for David even though
spring vacation had arrived and the children were able to spend more time
with Heidi and the kittens. They kept Plan A in action.
David knew Karla could always be counted on for tears, Janie for prayers,
and he would be working on plans.
Meanwhile, Heidi was busy caring for her little family of kittens.
They loved to tease her by running after her tail, jumping on her back for a
ride, and batting her nose or ears when she lay down beside them, keeping
her busy trying to find them in the straw. When she did find them, she
barked and licked them with her big flat tongue, picking them up with every
lick.
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